Carrier for fishhooks, flies, leaders, etc.



May 30, 1950 w. FECTEAU CARRIER FOR FISHHOOKS, FLIES, LEADERS, ETC

Filed July 21. 1947 Patented May so, 1950 3 2,509,490

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The b nd .2 eonsiststoflaflex bie'baclsina laye iil ihs eagiers, or strip 1 and a flexible outerorl iacingglayer or to oviclethe re ainers w strip he e t i ar e e ab ofheavyfabric 111?hasbeenudifle ni i ,t l v material. The retainers 4 and"?! are disposed bewith retainers having two standard eye gazes are tween the two fabric strips or plies and are held piigctigal for nigst purpgses, Whileret ainers ngay :firmly-inposition bythestitchingrfi whichm-nites b fgrniecl With a cigl' nal e the two fabricqstrips vintohae band. If desired, f siges ancl thus serve t' radditional rows. of ,stitehinglmayvhe emp qyed in the vicinityuoithe.retainersmtand 5, erethe retainers may. be. first stitched in place 011 113116 hackingistriptlbeforethefacingstrip 8 is appliedtand stitched onto the backing strip.

As shown in.Figures .1 .andwzgthe retainers are .of :two types which ware disposed alternately atdntervalslalong theband, being spacedi iapart p preferably about l hinches. :The conformation hqul d p note ci that the gleserrbeg arrange; of the retainers is such that the portion disposed ment of the retainers at particular intervals between the strips 1 and 8 lies substantially in along the long axis of the band is not essential to the practice of the invention. That is to say. it is intended that the spacing distance between retainers or the total number of retainers mounted on a particular band be varied to meet any purpose. In certain cases it may be desirable to employ only retainers of the type represented by i or to remove the eye containing ends of some of the retainers. It is also contemplated that the proportion of retainers of any one type with respect to the total number of retainers employed in a band may be varied, and in one useful embodiment of the invention all retainers adapted for carrying leaders are positioned in the band in such a way as to be at the rear when the band is mounted on a hat.

Using my design, an unskilled workman will be capable of producing a sturdy and practical carcured to said band, each of said retainers having a portion lying between said strips and extending entirely across the width of and secured to said band, each of said retainers having an additional portion projecting beyond one edge of said band adapted to carry fish hooks and part only of said retainers having in addition to said last named portion, a portion extending beyond the opposite edge of said band adapted to carry leaders.

2. A carrier for fishing gear in the form of a hat band comprising a backing strip and a facing strip secured to said backing strip, a plurality of retainers of a first type secured to said band, each consisting of a middle portion disposed between said strips, an end portion projecting above the upper edge of said band and having therein at least two eyes of different sizes and an opposite end portion projecting below the lower edge of said band and having therein a loop, and a plurality of retainers of a second type secured to said band, each consisting of a portion disposed between said strips and a portion projecting above the upper edge of said band and having therein at least two eyes of different sizes,

the retainers of the first type being spaced apart at intervals along the length of said band alternately with the retainers of the second type, every retainer having its portion disposed between said strips formed with a plurality of bends and straight sections lying in a single plane.

3. A carrier as defined in claim 2 in which the eyes of each retainer lie in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the band at the point adjacent said eyes.

4. A hat band as defined in claim 2 in which each retainer loop lies in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the band at the point adjacent the loop.

5. A carrier for fishing gear in the form of a hat band comprising a backing strip, a facing strip secured to said backing strip, and a plurality of wire retainers secured to said band at intervals along the length of said band, each comprising a middle portion disposed between said strips, an end portion projecting above the upper edge of said band and having therein at least two eyes of difierent sizes and an opposite end portion projecting below the lower edge of said band and having therein a loop, said portion disposed between said strips being formed with a plurality of bands and straight sections lying in a single plane.

6. A carrier for fishing gear in the form of a hat band comprising a. backing strip, a facing strip secured to said backing strip, and a plurality of wire retainers secured to said band at intervals along the length of said band, each comprising a portion disposed between said strips and a portion projecting above the upper edge of said band and having therein at least two eyes of different sizes, said portion disposed between said strips being formed with a plurality of bends and straight sections lying in a single plane.

7. A device for carrying fishing gear comprising a hat band and at least one wire retainer mounted on said hat band, said retainer comprising an upstanding portion extending above the upper edge of said band, at least one eye in said upstanding portion, a depending portion laterally ofiset from said upstanding portion and extending below the lower edge of said band, a loop in said depending portion, and a. portion connecting said upstanding portion with said depending portion.

8. A device as defined in claim 7 wherein said connecting portion has a plurality of bends and straight sections.

9. A carrier in the form of a hat band for fishing gear comprising a flexible strip and a plurality of wire retainers secured at intervals along said strip, each of said retainers having a portion extending across the width of and secured to said strip, and at least one of said retainers having a portion projecting beyond one edge of said strip provided with at least one eye for receiving a fishing hook and a portion projecting beyond the other edge of the strip provided with a loop for receiving a leader.

10. A carrier in the form of a hat band for fishing gear comprising a flexible strip and a plurality of wire retainers secured at intervals along said strip, each of said retainers comprising a portion secured to said strip extending across'the width thereof and having a plurality of bends and straight sections adapted to prevent rotation of the retainer with respect to the strip, at least one of said retainers having a portion projecting beyond one edge of the strip and including at least one eye adapted to receive a fish hook, and at least one of said retainers having a portion projecting beyond the other edge of the strip and including a loop adapted to receive a leader.

WILFRED FECTEAU.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Beck Mar. 25, 1941 

